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Arne, Thomas Augustine

(Encyclopedia) Arne, Thomas AugustineArne, Thomas Augustineärn [key], 1710–78, English composer. Arne composed the song Rule, Britannia, based on an ode by James Thomson. He composed new music for an…

Magnusson, Árni

(Encyclopedia) Magnusson, Árni or ÁrneMagnusson, Árni or Árneourˈnĭ mägˈn&oomacr;sôn [key], 1663–1730, Icelandic historian and antiquarian. He taught at the Univ. of Copenhagen, and his important…

Jacobsen, Arne

(Encyclopedia) Jacobsen, ArneJacobsen, Arneärˈnə yäˈkŏpsən [key], 1902–71, Danish architect and designer. Attentive to detail, Jacobsen suited his buildings to the surrounding landscape. He chiefly…

Rule, Britannia

(Encyclopedia) Rule, Britannia, English patriotic song. The music was composed by Thomas Augustine Arne for his masque Alfred, first performed August 1, 1740, in commemoration of the accession of…

Garborg, Arne

(Encyclopedia) Garborg, ArneGarborg, Arneärˈnə gärˈb&oobreve;rg [key], 1851–1924, Norwegian writer of the naturalistic school. He founded the weekly Fedraheim (1877), in which he urged reforms in…

Tiselius, Arne

(Encyclopedia) Tiselius, ArneTiselius, Arneärˈnə tēsāˈlyəs [key], 1902–71, Swedish biochemist. He received the 1948 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for developing new methods of separating and detecting…

Brewer's: Arn-monat

Anglo -Saxon, ærn-monath, barn month. The Anglo-Saxon name for August, because it was the month for garnering the corn. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Macbeth

(Encyclopedia) MacbethMacbethmăkbĕthˈ [key], d. 1057, king of Scotland (1040–57). He succeeded his father as governor of the province of Moray c.1031 and was a military commander for Duncan I. In…

Cabinet Members Under President Barack Obama

The following were the members of President Barack Obama's cabinet. President Obama's tenure was from 2009 to 2017 and he was the 44th president of the United States. Cabinet members are chosen by…

Cibber, Colley

(Encyclopedia) Cibber, ColleyCibber, Colleysĭbˈər [key], 1671–1757, English dramatist and actor-manager. Joining the company at the Theatre Royal in 1690, Cibber became successful as a comedian,…